zombies

(in stories) a frightening creature that is a dead person who has been brought back to life, but without human qualities. Zombies are not able to think and they are often shown as attacking and eating human beings:

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a dead person who is believed, in some Caribbean religions, to have been brought back to life by magic

a person who has no energy, seems to act without thinking, and does not notice what is happening:

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someone who moves around as if unconscious and being controlled by someone else:

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(in stories, movies, etc.) A zombie is a dead person brought back to life without the ability to speak or move easily.